Encarnacion lifts Blue Jays over Giants

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06/18/2010 - Toronto, ON (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Edwin Encarnacion blasted the game-winning home run leading off the bottom of the eighth inning to push Toronto past San Francisco, 3-2, in the opener of a three-game interleague set at Rogers Centre.

Encarnacion had two of Toronto's four hits and drove in all three runs, as the Blue Jays won their second straight after dropping seven out of nine. Eight of Encarnacion's last 16 hits have been home runs since he came off the disabled list May 18.

Scott Downs (2-5) earned the win after tossing a perfect eighth inning for Toronto, which won for just a third time in 10 all-time meetings with San Francisco. Kevin Gregg retired all three hitters he faced, with a little help from Encarnacion, who made a diving stop of a sharply hit Buster Posey ground ball to end the game, to nail down his 17th save.

Barry Zito (7-3) went the distance and was the hard-luck loser after issuing one walk and fanning five as the Giants fell for only a second time in their last seven games.

Zito had retired the Blue Jays in order in the sixth and seventh innings before Encarnacion belted his first pitch of the eighth into left field for his ninth home run of the season and first since June 4.

The Giants mustered the first run of the game in the first inning when Pablo Sandoval walked with two outs and the bases loaded. Brandon Morrow avoided further trouble when Alex Gonzalez made a sliding grab of a Posey grounder and turned it into a force at second base.

Zito kept the Jays hitless through four innings before Gonzalez led off the fifth with an infield single and Jose Bautista was hit by a pitch to put two runners on. Bautista then beat Sandoval's throw to second base on a Lyle Overbay ground ball to load the bases for Encarnacion, who looped a broken bat, two-run single to left to give Toronto a 2-1 lead.

The southpaw was able to work out of further trouble when Jose Molina bunted into a force at third and Fred Lewis bounced into an inning-ending double play.

Aubrey Huff opened the sixth with a double but was thrown out trying to score on a Pat Burrell single. Juan Uribe, who had been hit by a pitch, advanced to third base on the play and came into score the tying run on Sandoval's groundout.

Morrow was not involved in the decision in his first career meeting with the Giants after yielding a pair of runs on five hits over six frames. He walked three and fanned four and was followed by Jason Frasor, who struck out the side in order in the seventh.

Game Notes

Zito fell to 5-3 in 11 career starts against Toronto as he faced the Blue Jays for the first time since July 29, 2006 as a member of the Athletics...He has allowed seven home runs over his last seven starts after not giving up a long ball in his first seven turns...It was the first complete game of the year for Zito and the 11th of his career. The Blue Jays have outhomered their opponents at home 42-7 since April 29...Encarnacion had been mired in a 2-for-26 slump entering the game...Bautista was 0-for-2 and is just 2 for his last 31...Toronto has slugged a major league-leading 104 homers...The Giants are winless in four interleague road games this season and 5-5 in interleague action overall, while the Jays are 4-6 in interleague play this year...San Francisco is 4-22 when scoring fewer than four runs.

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Mens NCAA Basketball Tournament odds  
As of February 9, MySportsbook.com has released its coveted 2007 Mens NCAA Basketball Tournament betting odds. “March Madness betting ” only a month away, the top ranked Florida Gators are favorite at 7-2 to win it all. The defending champs have not disappointed at all this season and currently have a 22-2 record and are undefeated (9-0) in SEC play. The Gators’ thrive off of their extremely balanced, experienced and versatile attack. All five starters started in last seasons National Championship game. What is most impressive with this group is their balance; the five starters all average between 10.7 and 13.6 PPG. The Gators have been on an absolute roll having won 15 straight by an average of 16.4 PPG.

Right behind the Gators are the 5th ranked UNC Tar Heels at 9-2. The Heels (21-3, 7-2) are absolutely loaded with top notch talent and are as deep as any team in the country. A concern for the Tar Heels might be inexperience. Of their top four scorers/ minute earners, three are freshmen and the other is a sophomore. The rest of the regular season, the Tar Heels play only one team that is currently ranked (Duke). Their remaining opponents do combine for an impressive 107-58 record though.

Other teams that the MySportsbook.com members seem to believe will win it all include the west coasts’ top team #2 UCLA (6-1), #3 OSU behind man-child Greg Oden (8-1), and #4 Wisconsin (10-1) behind their defense which has given up 70+ points only three times all season.

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Arizona 20-1

Butler 20-1

Duke 30-1

Florida 7-2

Georgetown 30-1

Indiana 35-1

Kansas 15-1

Marquette 25-1

Maryland 40-1

Memphis 50-1

Nevada 50-1

UNC 9-2

OSU 8-1

Oregon 30-1

Pittsburgh 15-1

Texas 30-1

Texas A&M 18-1

UCLA 6-1

Wisconsin 10-1

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MySportsbook.com favors Buckeyes, Fighting Irish and Golden Bears in this weekend's big games.

NEW YORK, NY, Sept. 21 - My Sportsbook NCAA football fans: things are beginning to get really interesting on college football's national stage. Following last weekend's "Separation Saturday", which included five teams ranked in the top 15 dropping games, the BCS Championship picture is beginning to take shape - with Ohio State leading the charge. And, according to odds makers at MySportsbook.com, the number-one-ranked Buckeyes will continue their winning ways this weekend.

Revenge will be the name of the game in Columbus this Saturday, as Ohio State looks to even the score following last season's loss to Joe Paterno's Nittany Lions. Although Penn State are listed as 16.5 point underdogs, they are 11-10 all-time versus the Buckeyes. Paterno and the Lions, however, will have to shut down Heisman Trophy favorite Troy Smith who has thrown for 769 yards and seven touchdowns this season.

Speaking of revenge, Notre Dame will be out for some against Michigan State, following last year's 44 - 41 overtime loss to the Spartans in South Bend. The thirteenth-ranked Irish, listed as a 3-point favorite, will also be looking to avenge last Saturday's thrashing from the Michigan Wolverines. The Spartans, meanwhile, have won seven of the last nine match-ups against Notre Dame and are coming off an impressive 38-23 victory over Pittsburgh.

Out west, 22nd-ranked Arizona State will be battling for their first victory over 21st-ranked California since 2000. Although the Golden Bears are listed as 7.5-point favorites, the Sun Devils are 3-0, lead the nation in sacks with 18 and possess the Pac-10's leading passer in sophomore quarterback Rudy Carpenter.

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NCAA Football betting lines (home team in CAPS)
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Date Favorite Opponent Point Spread
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Sept 21 GEORGIA TECH Virginia 17
Sept 22 NEVADA Northwestern 6.5
Sept 23 MICHIGAN Wisconsin 14
Sept 23 Minnesota PURDUE 3
Sept 23 SYRACUSE Miami (Ohio) 6.5
Sept 23 MISSOURI Ohio 21.5
Sept 23 Louisville KANSAS STATE 14
Sept 23 TENNESSEE Marshall 22
Sept 23 CLEMSON North Carolina 16.5
Sept 23 FLORIDA Kentucky 24
Sept 23 Iowa ILLINOIS 20.5
Sept 23 FLORIDA STATE Rice 30.5
Sept 23 AUBURN Buffalo 41.5
Sept 23 BOWLING GREEN Kent 7
Sept 23 NAVY Tulsa 4.5
Sept 23 VIRGINIA TECH Cincinnati 27
Sept 23 BYU Utah State 29
Sept 23 OHIO STATE Penn State 16.5
Sept 23 TEXAS Iowa State 25
Sept 23 Washington State STANFORD 10
Sept 23 CALIFORNIA Arizona State 7.5
Sept 23 UCLA WASHINGTON 3
Sept 23 INDIANA Connecticut 1.5
Sept 23 Central Michigan EASTERN MICHIGAN 4
Sept 23 WYOMING Air Force 1
Sept 23 UTEP NEW MEXICO 9.5
Sept 23 West Virginia EAST CAROLINA 21
Sept 23 Boston College NORTH CAROLINA STATE 7
Sept 23 GEORGIA Colorado 27
Sept 23 ARKANSAS Alabama 1.5
Sept 23 BAYLOR Army 11
Sept 23 WESTERN MICHIGAN Temple 28
Sept 23 MISSISSIPPI Wake Forest 2.5
Sept 23 KANSAS South Florida 5.5
Sept 23 TEXAS A&amp;M Louisiana Tech 23.5
Sept 23 UAB Mississippi State 9.5
Sept 23 LSU Tulane 36
Sept 23 Utah SAN DIEGO STATE 6.5
Sept 23 BOISE STATE Hawaii 15
Sept 23 Notre Dame MICHIGAN STATE 3
Sept 23 USC ARIZONA U 22
Sept 23 Oklahoma State HOUSTON 1
Sept 23 OREGON STATE Idaho 23
Sept 23 OKLAHOMA Middle Tennessee State 29
Sept 23 MARYLAND Florida International 18.5
Sept 23 AKRON North Texas 17.5
Sept 23 SOUTH CAROLINA Florida Atlantic 29.5
Sept 23 NEBRASKA Troy 23
Sept 23 SMU Arkansas State 6

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